# How US-China trade deal achieved a little but left out a lot | AP News

> AP reports the U.S.-China trade deal achieved only limited gains and left many issues unresolved. U.S. agricultural exports to China have never topped $26 billion a year. Beijing committed to ending pressure on companies to hand over technology.

- Date: 2019-12-13 · published 2019-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55448-how-us-china-trade-deal-achieved-a-little-but-left-out-a-lot-ap-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Limited scope for agricultural gains caps the upside to U.S. export demand, so the price effect of the deal is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-03-17 | [U.S., China Trade Deal Cannot Be Taken for Granted \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59970-u-s-china-trade-deal-cannot-be-taken-for-granted-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2019-02-12 | [Financial, forex trading to be muted on looming US-China trade deadline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60863-financial-forex-trading-to-be-muted-on-looming-us-china-trade-deadline.md) | -0.5% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-10-30 | [China vows to boost US farm trade but leaves details unclear \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14626-china-vows-to-boost-us-farm-trade-but-leaves-details-unclear-reuters.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2018-10-02 | [Panama weighs cargo options as US-China trade dries up \| Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62428-panama-weighs-cargo-options-as-us-china-trade-dries-up-freight-news.md) | +1.4% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-01-15 | [What's in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54939-what-s-in-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal.md) | -1.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-03-17 | [U.S., China Trade Deal Cannot Be Taken for Granted \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59970-u-s-china-trade-deal-cannot-be-taken-for-granted-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | +2.6% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-10-11 | [Day 1 of U.S.-China trade talks ends with hopes for limited deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56618-day-1-of-u-s-china-trade-talks-ends-with-hopes-for-limited-deal.md) | +2.8% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-08-04 | [Trump delay on China trade action good news for agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69324-trump-delay-on-china-trade-action-good-news-for-agriculture.md) | -1.9% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/political-news-general-news-415cc91f3bb305ddb08620c53eea2d58

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